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In medicine, a catheter is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity, duct, or vessel. Catheters . In most uses, a catheter is a thin, flexible tube ("soft" catheter), though in some uses, it is a larger, solid ("hard") catheter. A catheter left inside the body, either temporarily or permanently, may be referred to as an indwelling catheter. A permanently inserted catheter may be referred to as a permcath.

NIH awards $2.4M to develop innovative robots to aid people with visual and physical impairment

Three projects have been awarded funding by the National Institutes of Health to develop innovative robots that work cooperatively with people and adapt to changing environments to improve human capabilities and enhance medical procedures. Funding for these projects totals approximately $2.4 million over the next five years, subject to the availability of funds.

25 Oct 2013

Medical errors: The third cause of death in the US

New research estimates up to 440,000 Americans are dying annually from preventable hospital errors. This puts medical errors as the third leading cause of death in the United States, underscoring the need for patients to protect themselves and their families from harm, and for hospitals to make patient safety a priority.

23 Oct 2013

CSI receives PMA approval to market Diamondback 360 Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., today announced that it has received PMA approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its Diamondback 360® Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System (OAS) as a treatment for severely calcified coronary arteries.

22 Oct 2013

Surefire Medical announces launch of new infusion system

Surefire Medical, Inc., today announced the launch of a new, enhanced infusion system – the Surefire Infusion System mT – designed to treat vessels as small as 2mm to 3.5mm in interventional direct-to-target embolization procedures.

18 Oct 2013

CardioFocus completes HeartLight EAS pivotal trial enrollment for symptomatic paroxysmal AF

CardioFocus, Inc., developer of the HeartLight Endoscopic Ablation System for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, today announced that it has concluded enrollment of its U.S. pivotal trial evaluating the HeartLight system, for the treatment of symptomatic paroxysmal AF.

17 Oct 2013

Use of antibiotics to treat catheter-associated bacteriuria infection show no change in mortality rates

With 30 million indwelling bladder catheters placed annually nationwide, patients face an increased risk of developing catheter-associated bacteriuria (bacteria in the urine). Many patients with indwelling urinary catheters acquire bacteria in the urinary tract while they are catheterized.

17 Oct 2013

St. Jude Medical completes Nanostim acquisition; leadless pacemaker receives CE Mark approval

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Nanostim, Inc., a privately-owned developer of miniaturized, leadless pacemakers.

15 Oct 2013

Crospon's EsoFLIP balloon dilation catheter gets FDA clearance

Crospon has today announced that it has received FDA clearance for its EsoFLIP balloon dilation catheter. This is the first product the in what will be a suite of dilation catheter products to be used for dilation procedures in the esophagus and colon. It represents the company's first foray into the therapeutic endoscopy accessory market.

11 Oct 2013

Teleflex to showcase products and technologies at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2013 annual meeting

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, is committed to helping clinicians improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. Teleflex will showcase its broad portfolio of brands, products and technologies at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2013 annual meeting, October 12-16, in San Francisco, CA.

10 Oct 2013

FDA clears Sotera Wireless' patented continuous non-invasive blood pressure technology

Sotera Wireless, Inc. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Company's patented continuous non-invasive blood pressure technology, a new feature of the ViSi Mobile wireless patient monitoring system. For the first time clinicians can continuously monitor all patient vital signs, including beat-to-beat blood pressure, without the use of a catheter or blood pressure cuff.

10 Oct 2013

Bluhm Institute enrolls first patient in SALUS trial to evaluate movable, non-metallic heart valve

Northwestern's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute has enrolled its first participant in SALUS, a clinical trial studying the effectiveness of a prosthetic aortic heart valve that can be placed without open-heart surgery.

10 Oct 2013

Auckland physician performs first patient implant of Boston Scientific Innova DES System

Launching a key clinical trial expected to serve as the foundation for global regulatory approvals, a physician in Auckland, New Zealand has performed the first patient implant of the Boston Scientific Corporation Innova Drug-Eluting Stent System.

10 Oct 2013

Bayer HealthCare receives FDA approval for Adempas tablets

Bayer HealthCare announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration has approved Adempas (riociguat) tablets for: (i) the treatment of adults with persistent/recurrent chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (WHO Group 4) after surgical treatment or inoperable CTEPH to improve exercise capacity and WHO functional class; and (ii) the treatment of adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (WHO Group 1) to improve exercise capacity, improve WHO functional class and delay clinical worsening.

9 Oct 2013

CARUNDA24: A non-invasive continuous blood pressure measurement system

Freienbach, Switzerland: About 1 in 4 people in Switzerland suffer from high blood pressure; worldwide more than 1 billion people are affected increasing the risk of heart attack, cerebral haemorrhage or a stroke. Unfortunately, most affected people don't measure their blood pressure regularly as the measurement method is too complicated and uncomfortable to be part of a daily routine.

8 Oct 2013

Experts develop way to reduce radiation exposure in children who require repeated brain CT scans

A team of pediatric neurosurgeons and neuroradiologists at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center has developed a way to minimize dangerous radiation exposure in children with a condition that requires repeat CT scans of the brain.

4 Oct 2013

AtheroMed completes patient enrollment in EASE clinical study for treating PAD

AtheroMed, a developer of innovative technologies for treating peripheral artery disease, announced that it has completed patient enrollment in the EASE clinical study. The EASE study results will be presented by Dr. Stephen Williams, Director, Vascular Medicine Center at Johns Hopkins University, during a Late Breaking Clinical Trials Session on Wednesday, October 9th, at the Vascular Interventional Advances conference in Las Vegas.

2 Oct 2013

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals submits Zalviso NDA to FDA

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of acute and breakthrough pain, today announced that it submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Zalviso (sufentanil sublingual microtablet system).

30 Sep 2013

Medical imaging website compiles list of hottest clinical procedures in imaging for AD

AuntMinnie.com, the respected medical imaging website, has compiled a list of the "hottest clinical procedures" in imaging, such as molecular breast imaging and PET scans for Alzheimer's disease.

27 Sep 2013

Study suggests certain pediatric surgeries carry low risk of serious blood loss

Certain pediatric surgeries carry such low risk of serious blood loss that clinicians can safely forgo expensive blood typing and blood stocking before such procedures, suggest the results of a small study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

24 Sep 2013

FDA approves revised labeling for Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved revised labeling for the Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve, making the device available to an expanded group of patients who have inoperable aortic valve stenosis, a disease of the heart valves that causes narrowing of the aortic valve, restricting blood flow from the heart.

24 Sep 2013

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NIH awards $2.4M to develop innovative robots to aid people with visual and physical impairment

Medical errors: The third cause of death in the US

CSI receives PMA approval to market Diamondback 360 Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System

Surefire Medical announces launch of new infusion system

CardioFocus completes HeartLight EAS pivotal trial enrollment for symptomatic paroxysmal AF

Use of antibiotics to treat catheter-associated bacteriuria infection show no change in mortality rates

St. Jude Medical completes Nanostim acquisition; leadless pacemaker receives CE Mark approval

Crospon's EsoFLIP balloon dilation catheter gets FDA clearance

Teleflex to showcase products and technologies at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2013 annual meeting

FDA clears Sotera Wireless' patented continuous non-invasive blood pressure technology

Bluhm Institute enrolls first patient in SALUS trial to evaluate movable, non-metallic heart valve

Auckland physician performs first patient implant of Boston Scientific Innova DES System

Bayer HealthCare receives FDA approval for Adempas tablets

CARUNDA24: A non-invasive continuous blood pressure measurement system

Experts develop way to reduce radiation exposure in children who require repeated brain CT scans

AtheroMed completes patient enrollment in EASE clinical study for treating PAD

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals submits Zalviso NDA to FDA

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